Still no answers in teen’s fatal shooting
Detectives have interviewed all witnesses who were in a northwest Lakeland home where Daylon Easton was shot on Feb. 18, but they’re still trying to determine what led to the shooting.
Officers found Easton, 17, on a couch at 1202 Jewel Ave. with a gunshot wound to his head, authorities said. He managed to survive until the next day, Feb. 19. Polk County Medical Examiner’s Office records say he died at Lakeland Regional Medical Center just before midnight.
The Medical Examiner’s Office has preliminarily classified Easton’s death as a homicide, said Al Wilson, a lieutenant in Lakeland police’s criminal investigation division.
Wilson declined to discuss the details of the investigation because it’s ongoing.
“If there’s anybody who knows what happened in the house, we would appreciate them letting us know,” he said.
Easton’s relatives said he had been living in the Jewel Avenue home, which belongs to a relative, so he could attend George Jenkins High this school year. The school is accepting monetary donations this month to help his family, who has needed assistance covering expenses since his funeral.
The student council plans to hold another fundraiser among its fifth period classes in April named Dollars for Daylon.
If you have information about the shooting, call Lakeland Police Department at 863-834-6900.